BAT'TLE-AXE, n. An ax anciently used as a weapon of war. It has been used till of late years by the highlanders in Scotland; and is still used by the city guards in Edinburg, in quelling mobs, &c.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.